. The ways of our railways . THE NEW GRAVING-DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON, L. AND S. W. THE NEW COLD STORE AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS, L. AND S. W. [Leased to the International Cold Storage and Lairage Co. Ltd.) DOCKS AND STEAMSHIPS. 267 port. The Great Northern, alone amongst thenorthern Hnes of England, owns neither docks norsteamships. It made a contribution of ;f55,ooo abouttwenty-five years ago towards the construction of adock at Sutton Bridge, in Lincolnshire, but the siteproved unsuitable. The dock refused to hold water,and has never been worked since the opening day—May 14th, 1881. Turning to th
. The ways of our railways . THE NEW GRAVING-DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON, L. AND S. W. THE NEW COLD STORE AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS, L. AND S. W. [Leased to the International Cold Storage and Lairage Co. Ltd.) DOCKS AND STEAMSHIPS. 267 port. The Great Northern, alone amongst thenorthern Hnes of England, owns neither docks norsteamships. It made a contribution of ;f55,ooo abouttwenty-five years ago towards the construction of adock at Sutton Bridge, in Lincolnshire, but the siteproved unsuitable. The dock refused to hold water,and has never been worked since the opening day—May 14th, 1881. Turning to the railway companies owning linessouth of the Thames, we find that one of their mainobjects is to carry traffic between the Metropolisand the sea. The London and South-Western owesmuch of its importance to its ownership of theSouthampton Docks, and it has a fleet of fifteen steam-ships trading between that port and the ChannelIslands and France, the South-Western route viaSouthampton and Havre being a favourite one withvisitors to and from Paris. This company is alsojoint owne
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